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Matt had been a tabloid reporter since graduating from college. Now, at the ripe age of 30, he had a stable job and paycheck. Even after breaking out the scandalous exposure of his government's undersecretary of state having secret gay affairs, he was still eaking out a living from paycheck to paycheck.
All of that changed on quiet evening. He had just returned to his flat when his cellphone rang. It was the undersecretary who he had exposed and humiliated. He wanted to arrange a meeting that very night.
Matt was rather nervous about the meeting, as he knew this guy had been a ruthless politician who would stop at nothing to defeat his enemies. Matt set up a hidden mic on his notebook and made his way down to a nearby coffeeshop where the private meeting was to take place.
Once he got there, the shop owner showed him to a private room where the former undersecretary was sitting at a table, quietly reading the latest edition of the tabloid.
"Ah, my friend. Welcome." His greeting was warm and genial. Not at all what Matt was expecting.
Even more unsure, Matt took a seat across the table from him. The politician poured him a cup of coffee out of the pot and cleared his throat. "How would you like a tip on a scandal even bigger than mine?"
Matt had been a tabloid reporter since graduating from college. Now, at the ripe age of 30, he had a stable job and paycheck. Even after breaking out the scandalous exposure of his government's undersecretary of state having secret gay affairs, he was still eaking out a living from paycheck to paycheck.
All of that changed on quiet evening. He had just returned to his flat when his cellphone rang. It was the undersecretary who he had exposed and humiliated. He wanted to arrange a meeting that very night.
Matt was rather nervous about the meeting, as he knew this guy had been a ruthless politician who would stop at nothing to defeat his enemies. Matt set up a hidden mic on his notebook and made his way down to a nearby coffeeshop where the private meeting was to take place.
Once he got there, the shop owner showed him to a private room where the former undersecretary was sitting at a table, quietly reading the latest edition of the tabloid.
"Ah, my friend. Welcome." His greeting was warm and genial. Not at all what Matt was expecting.
Even more unsure, Matt took a seat across the table from him. The politician poured him a cup of coffee out of the pot and cleared his throat. "How would you like a tip on a scandal even bigger than mine?"
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